Composition of matter for improving the tone of a violin.



' hack of the instrument.

COMPOSITHFN MATTER E'OR llviFRGJiitG T? Application filed September 22.

OF DJLJL KS, 'l

Specification of Letters Patent.

TQM fit- A ViGLlh.

Patented 5' 1111a 11,

1 106, Serial ii'c. 3351539.

eitizen oi the United tates, residing at liztl 1 his, in the eonntyoi Dallas nnd State ul' i t7*:t have invented it new and useiul tumpwmtien of Matter tor Improving the 'inne Ni ii .ltJilll whieh the following is it speeiiicntien.

My composition consists oi" the in wing ingredients enmhined in the proportions stated. llllllltlyZ-*ttlCOilOl (nhsnlute) '1' gnlhm, gum 0t" guziiae 1 pnunti, peel Uftlil'ttt oranges, ether (sulfuric purified) 2 ounces. These ingredients are in he thoroughly iningled by iigitatiun. The nhove named enmposition to he applied to the ins nf the The instrument then plneed (in its hack. and illicit-Jed tn re-- it is By the use of the nhuve emnpositiun, the tone of the \"mhn or uther string mnstenl 1n strument is speedily, tlmrunghly and permanently improved, snid emnpnsitiun having the effect at grmlnntiii; and equalizing the tone, soitening ind purilying the same and mint.

is thereh'i' rendered l ess d'iliicult to finger, r The operator, and 1&1 various strings, and mini hy the. insti'n i of the above (30111- ;r'equiring less lithnr h (Tenses the tune of the the volume oi suund One applies:

in tin! v msitimi is pernninent in its effect and the and All other String Mnsieal instruments, mi

""ni msition is mm-in inrious tn either strings nzother pni'ts ml" the instrument. l'S'g' the npphentmn 0t theahm'e composition the instr intent is INT-it]nltlttij; aged.

Appiirnnt desires to reserve the right to (tlfy the proportions oi the ingredients in the sin) e mimed rmnpusition as far as consistent with the rnles 05' this Ollie-e.

l elnim1- l. T l hove deserihed (*en'n msitinn iitfiinitter, rims ingot aleohnt (nhsehite) 1' fl E an 1-, i pound: peel of :hree

oranges, and ether (sulfuric purified} f ouni'es, sn stnntmlly 21s deserihed and for the.

1 purposes spet'iiied.

2. Pi. emnpusition t'nr improving the tone t \jinhns and ether stringed instruments v nslsting nl' zileohul, gum nt' Qunnie. orange peel. and ether.

making the HtHHO more musical, and ernd,i 1'

nuts the woody tune enmmnn to :iil string inusicnhinstrnments.

By the use (if the above composition. and by I'tnsun of the. iinpruved tuzility hi, the tone and sound of the strings, time, instrument in testimony whereni' l have signed my name to this speci'l'iezition in the presenee ut' [Wu suhsrrihing .\"itnesses.

LOUIS LA'W R F] N R. Witnesses: 

